I thought about that. They do have that same "new money" attitude that most Caps fans have. My issue is that I don't care for most NL teams and the Nationals should at least be proof that you can be a punchline for x years and eventually make the playoffs.

As far as the O's go, same thing. They're not a big spending team and are more or less forced to build through prospects. If the Nats and O's can do, why not the Pirates?

I thought about that. They do have that same "new money" attitude that most Caps fans have. My issue is that I don't care for most NL teams and the Nationals should at least be proof that you can be a punchline for x years and eventually make the playoffs.

As far as the O's go, same thing. They're not a big spending team and are more or less forced to build through prospects. If the Nats and O's can do, why not the Pirates?

If neither win, then whatever. Baseball is a distant third for me.

Thats not really true, the Orioles spend money. They're probably in the middle of the pack as far as spending goes, and have shown willingness to spend more to add impact players.